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Kids picture book combines story with origami lessons, signing tomorrow in...
The Brothers Leung are a creative family in Toronto, who've just launched a kids' picture book called The Pirate Girl's Treasure, which combines storytelling and origami: In this spectacularly...
View ArticleChicago Writers Conference seeks funds
Bill Shunn sez, The Chicago Writers Conference is Chicago's only homegrown mainstream literary conference focusing on practical business advice for fiction and non-fiction writers alike. The...
View ArticleEnglish National Opera to mount Philip Glass production about Walt Disney's...
Philip Glass and the English National Opera will stage "The Perfect American," adapted from Peter Stephan Jungk's fictionalized account of Walt Disney's last months. Glass – described by the ENO as...
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South African 3D printing conference
Chris sez, "I'm helping to arrange a conference on 3D printing/additive manufacturing in South Africa. We have some world-renowned professors on the subject coming and its being held in a game reserve...
View ArticleGeology geeks: Time for a shopping spree
The United States Geological Survey is having a great big spring sale, with lots of maps, charts, and publications—some of them mid-century vintage—discounted to $1. Yes, $1. At that price, you can't...
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EFF Geek Reading, May 30 in San Francisco
Joanna from the Electronic Frontier Foundation writes: If you plan on being in or around San Francisco May 30, come join EFF for a Geek Reading with Barbara Simons. An expert on electronic voting,...
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How to: Experience Manhattanhenge
Step 1, naturally, is to be in Manhattan. I'm in New York City today and Scientific American contributing editor Steven Ashley was kind enough to reminded me that my visit is coinciding with...
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What's quantum physics got to do with biology?
Photosynthesis allows plants to convert light from the Sun into energy, and, in some cases, it does this incredibly well. In fact, certain bacteria can capture 95% of the light that hits them and turn...
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The practical side of the transit of Venus
The transit of Venus is cool. I think we can all agree on that. On Tuesday, the planet Venus will pass between us and the Sun—a little black dot sliding across the face of a giant, yellow ball....
View ArticleEast London variety show returns Jun 14
Juggling happy mutant Mat Ricardo is putting on another one of his glorious east London variety shows! He writes, Mat Ricardo's London Varieties is back - and we only have two more London shows this...
View ArticleNSA whistleblower to keynote HOPE hacker conference in NYC
2600 Magazine's Emmanuel Goldstein writes, "Our second keynote speaker at this year's HOPE conference is someone who has been deep inside the National Security Agency. Former analyst William Binney...
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ToorCamp: Hack/Make under the stars
George writes, ToorCamp, the American Hacker Camp, is back again this summer! Although there is no missile silo this time, the weather/environment should be a lot more pleasant on the beach in...
View ArticleLibraryCamp: crowdfunded UK unconference for libraries
Sue sez, "If the LibraryCamp Crowdfunder pitch reaches its target, library workers from across the UK be heading to Birmingham in October to attend LibraryCamp 2012 (think Barcamp). The volunteer...
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Stross and Doctorow text-and-voice chat today at 11AM Eastern
Charlie Stross and I are doing a text and voice chat with Internet Evolution today at 11AM Eastern, in celebration of our forthcoming novel Rapture of the Nerds. Hope to see you there! Look out! The...
View ArticleNYC conference for sofware artists seeks Kickstarting
Isabel sez, We've created a conference that brings together some of the most cutting edge artists and curators working in new media and software art today...now we just need people to buy the...
View ArticleWikipedia Edit-a-Thon at the library of the Royal Society
Wikipedia's entries on women in the sciences are lacking. The Royal Society has an extensive collection of original sources documenting the work of women in the sciences. On October 19, the nail will...
View ArticleWhat does the $1000 genome really mean for you?
The cost of genome sequencing is starting to sink into the affordable range. (In comparison to its previous cost. We're talking "within reach" the same way Design Within Reach uses the phrase.)...
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Stanford Robotics and the Law Conference call for papers
I'm late getting to this (my own fault, I missed an important email), but We: Robot, the Robotics and the Law Conference at Stanford Law School is still accepting papers until Jan 18. Last year's...
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Today: SFMOMA's farewell procession, co-presented by Boing Boing
This is it, folks. Today at 6PM the SFMOMA closes to begin its three year long expansion. It'll be reborn sometime in 2016 clad in shining armor, engulfing the rest of its current city block. Get in...
View ArticleMaggie interviewing Curtis White, author of "The Science Delusion"
I'm going to be hosting a Q&A on Wednesday with Curtis White, essayist, novelist, and professional curmudgeon. He's got a new book out called "The Science Delusion", which ties together critiques...
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Nightmare bugs: Answers to your questions about antibiotic resistance
Last night, the PBS show Frontline aired a new documentary about antibiotic resistance and the growing risks we all face from the increasingly untreatable bacteria that live in both hospitals and our...
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Meltdown Comics and Boing Boing present: Hip Hop Family Tree signing and Q&A...
Tuesday in LA, the place to be is at Meltdown Comics. Pittsburgh-based cartoonist Ed Piskor has pop and locked, Heavy D Shaked and prepped his way over to come out and give you one hell of a party...
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Join Boing Boing's Jason in Los Angeles for 2 Headed Dog comedy show on July 28
Angelenos! On Tuesday, July 28th at 8pm 2 Headed Dog takes the stage! Their surreal, irreverent sketch and improvised comedy are a Boing Boing favorite! Jim Turner, Mark Fite, Dave "Gruber" Allen, and...
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Dismaland: Banksy's (?) swipe at Disneyland
Hugh writes, "The whisper is that Banksy is involved in the staging of some sort of pop-up show/exhibition/thing called Dismaland -- apparently a swipe at Disneyland. (more…)
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EVENT: #PhotoBombSF, August 27th at PianoFight
This Thursday, August 27th, at the PianoFight theater in San Francisco, Imran G and Red Scott present their new monthly comedy show #PhotobombSF, a one-of-a-kind show that asks comedians to answer for...
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SF Bay Area: Jane Morris' one person show workshop, September 13th @ the SF...
If you've ever wanted to put on a one person show, and you're in or around San Francisco next weekend, Jane Morris' workshop is the one for you! Aside from being talented, intelligent, and one of the...
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"Happy Accidents," exhibition of Bob Ross paintings opens in Virginia
For the first time ever, a collection of original paintings by the late TV painter Bob Ross will be exhibited on the east coast. "Happy Accidents" opens September 10 and runs through Oct. 15 at the...
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Charles Phoenix's "Raw" Turkey Tiki Meatloaf Mug
Pop culture humorist Charles Phoenix (previously) has been busy this year. He's written a book: Holiday Jubilee is loaded with original eye-popping "test kitchen" recipes and over 500 vintage images,...
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Help build kitsch queen Allee Willis's creative legacy by bidding on a...
The first time I visited Willis Wonderland, the incredible pink Streamline Moderne home in North Hollywood of Queen of Kitsch Allee Willis, I was completely awestruck. I had been invited to a daylong...
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Internet Archive to open their physical archive for a rare behind-the-scenes...
As you're probably aware, the Internet Archive is the digital home to millions of books, movies, software, music, websites, zines, and more. But, as evidenced by a viral tweet from the non-profit in...
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